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After a previous expeditions up the lakes in the snow this season, Monday’s trip seemed somewhat a luxury being able to feel my hands. The mild days we have been having brings on warmer lake margins, increased insect life which equals brown trout feeding in the shallows. So at the first opportunity I got I headed […]

I recently discovered that down the front of our place is actually pretty good snorkelling. These fellas are my new tasty obsession. I am just waiting for some bigger ones to arrive and I will put up some more pics and a recipe.

There has been a small reason my posts have been a little few and far between lately. This little ferret turned up just over a month ago and hasn’t paid any rent yet. Catherine has been super crazy busy with work too. But hopefully over the next few weeks we will be back into it. […]

This post is from about a month ago for but is still timely because the spring rains haven’t seemed to stop and the fishing is continues to be slow. That day we sat on the end of the jetty for a few hours in the pissing rain for only a handful of fish. One fish […]

Another in our series for Smith Journal. This time we went on a bit of a winter road trip to Bruny Island to grab some oysters from a mates farm to make cider battered oysters. Batter 1 cup of apple cider (I used quite a dry one) 1 cup of flour Salt Canola oil for […]

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